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Year 3 English — A, an and the

Choose a, an or the to put in front of a naming word.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Match each naming word to the words that go with it.

    • egg
    • cat
    • apple
    • book
    • an apple
    • a cat
    • a book
    • an egg

  2. 2.Put the words in order to make a sentence.

    • have
    • I
    • bat.
    • old
    • an

  3. 3.Which word fits? "I have ___ umbrella."

    • a) a
    • b) an
    • c) and

  4. 4.Which word fits? "___ moon is bright tonight."

    • a) The
    • b) An
    • c) A

  5. 5.Which word fits? "Look at ___ sun!"

    • a) a
    • b) the
    • c) an

  6. 6.Sort each word by what goes in front of it.

    Groups: a · an

    • ant
    • table
    • box
    • bus
    • umbrella
    • insect

  7. 7.Which word fits in this gap? "Please shut ___ door."

  8. 8.Fill the gap with one word: "We saw ___ elephant."

Answer key — Year 3 English — A, an and the

  1. 1. egg → an egg; cat → a cat; apple → an apple; book → a book
  2. 2. 1. I 2. have 3. an 4. old 5. bat.
  3. 3. b) an
  4. 4. a) The
  5. 5. b) the
  6. 6. umbrella → an; table → a; ant → an; bus → a; box → a; insect → an
  7. 7. the
  8. 8. an